Back to work: Colts prepare for powerful Green Bay Packers

5:33 PM,
Oct. 2, 2012

Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy talks with quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the third quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field. The 2-2 Packers visit Indianapolis (1-2) on Sunday.

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Phillip B. Wilson
Phillip.wilson@indystar.com

Here are the main storylines for Sunday when the Indianapolis Colts (1-2) host the Green Bay Packers (2-2) at 1 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium:Playing for Pagano

The Colts would like nothing more than to knock off the Packers and be able to present the game ball to first-year head coach Chuck Pagano, who is undergoing leukemia treatments at a local hospital. Team owner Jim Irsay told the players about his coach's illness on Monday morning. Pagano has been hospitalized since his diagnosis last Wednesday before the team had its bye weekend off.